Lengyel

Lengyel ( German Lendl ) is a town in Tolna county, in the small area Bonyhád.

Location

Lengyel is the highest town in Tolna county and lies between Bonyhád and Dombóvár.

History

After the Second World War in 1945 were imprisoned in Lengyel over 12,000 Hungary in a German internment camp in Lengyel. During the time of their captivity their homes and farms of Hungary were repossessed. Whole until then of Danube Swabians ( Banat Swabians? ) Inhabited villages were depopulated. Székely - Hungarians were settled there. Many of the prisoners were women and children ( the men or fathers were killed in captivity or ).

Attractions

• Appony Castle from the 18th century with a comprehensive 22 -acre park
• The old Appony castle now houses the post office and the nursery.
• Apponyis - Keller ( Apponyis pince )
• Kindergarten Museum ( Óvodamúzeum )
• " Schweizerei " ( Svájceráj ), a purpose-built by swiss pattern barn from the 19th century
• " Annabad " ( Annafürdő ), a 100 hectare comprehensive park forest,
• Sánci - tető, a relief depicting " Beautiful panorama of the Kaposvölgye " ( szép panoráma a Kaposvölgyére )

Regular events:

• Annabál ( " Anna Ball" )
• Pollen Ifjúsági Rockfesztivál ( " pollen Youth Rock Festival " )

Pictures

Famous people

• Count Sándor Apponyis ( born January 19, 1844 in Paris, † April 18, 1925 in Lengyel ), art collector, diplomat, bibliographer and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
• János Bogdán ( born April 7, 1963 in Görgeteg; † 9 January 1999), the first headmaster of Roma origin in Europe, co-founder of the Gandhi High School
• Bishop Dr. József Cserháti ( born April 19, 1914 in Lengyel, † April 12, 1994 in Pécs )
• Mór Wosinsky ( born March 28, 1854 in Tolna, † February 22, 1907 in Szekszárd ), abbot of the church, historian and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences